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Goodell attends rally in support of new stadium for Chargers (The Associated Press)

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday at a rally that the Chargers belong in San Diego and a new stadium would be ''a perfect place for the Super Bowl.''

The rally was to kick off a signature drive to validate the citizens' initiative the Chargers want to place on the Nov. 8 ballot.

The initiative calls for an increase in the hotel tax to help pay for a $1.8 billion stadium and convention center annex just east of Petco Park, the downtown home of baseball's Padres.

''I said that and I mean it.